>>>>> "Andy" == Andy Doran <ad@fionn.sports.gov.uk> writes:

Andy> How about an extra option for 'options' in /etc/resolv.conf that
Andy> knocks the TLD lookup on the head?

What about an extension of nsswitch.conf syntax that allows something
like "IP: ipv6 ipv4"?  Then people with private, at-home, v4-only
networks could have "IP: ipv4", and skip AAAA lookup altogether.

Chris

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